Not da best buy in da world!!!! (Dell Optiplex GX1 450-MHz)

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Product:	Dell Optiplex GX1 450-MHz
Date:	28/01/03 (300 review reads)
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Advantages: 3 year warranty

Disadvantages: Not enough software with purchase

Model Reviewed: '98 Dell Optiplex GX1
Used Product For: 2 Years
Strengths:
- 3 year on-site warranty!
- Jack of all trades, master of none.
- Dell monitor is pretty cool.
- Case is ugly, but well put together.


Weaknesses:
- Jack of all trades, master of none
- Price!
- Software package is very minimal.
- Very easy to hit the Reset button by accident.
- Graphics card

SimilarProducts:
Acer (over 5 years) / Compaqs (2 years).

Summary:
The computer doesnt come with any of the 'frill-software' that you find on Compaqs and Acers. However, it could do with a few more useful applications (not just a different interface like the other two!).
The computer has quite a few goodies but does not excel in any one of them. For example, the ATI Rage graphics card that comes built into the motherboard has only 4 MBs of memory - also preventing simple expansion. This is the case with the sound card too. However, keep in mind that these cards satisfy most needs in audio/video applications.
After two years of use, the monitor has begun to flicker quite a bit, so I am assuming you could get one which is a lot better. However, I must add that I keep my computer on for weeks at a stretch (sometimes even months).
Finally, I paid almost 2000 dollars for this machine and found out later that there were Compaqs and HP's out there that were selling for around $1200. So that left me pretty upset. Yep... its expensive!! (Though I think the '99 and '00s are relatively low-priced)

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